| Fantasifestivalen 36 | |
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| (Official logo) | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-finals |
4 June 2021 7 June 2021 11 June 2021 14 June 2021 |
| Second chance | 20 June 2021 |
| Final | 27 June 2021 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
Friends Arena Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Oscar Zia |
| Broadcaster | SVT |
| Voting | |
| Entries | 32 |
| System |
50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final. 100% SMS and telephone voting in the heats and Second Chance round. |
| Winner |
Agnes "24 Hours" |
| Fantasifestivalen | |
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Fantasifestivalen 36 was the thirty-fifth edition of the Swedish music competition Fantasifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the North Vision Song Contest 36. It was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place in Summer 2021.
The format of the competition consisted of six shows again: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 32 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with eight compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom four songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All six shows were hosted by Oscar Zia.
Format[]
Fantasifestivalen 36, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the ninth edition of the contest in a row in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four semi-finals were held at the Linköping Arena in Linköping (4 June 2021), the Norrporten Arena in Sundsvall (7 June 2021), the Behrn Arena in Örebro (11 June 2021) and the Vida Arena in Malmö (14 June 2021). The Second Chance round took place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (20 June 2021) while the final was held at the Friends Arena (27 June 2021) in Stockholm. Thirty-two entries competed in the semi-finals, with eight entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom four entries in each semi-final were eliminated. An additional four entries qualified to the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twelve.
| Competition Schedule | |||||
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| Show | Date | City | Venue | Hosts | |
| Semi-final 1 | 4 June 2021 | Linköping | Linköping Arena | Oscar Zia | |
| Semi-final 2 | 7 June 2021 | Sundsvall | Norrporten Arena | ||
| Semi-final 3 | 11 June 2021 | Örebro | Behrn Arena | ||
| Semi-final 4 | 14 June 2021 | Malmö | Malmö Arena | ||
| Second Chance round | 20 June 2021 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | ||
| Final | 27 June 2021 | Stockholm | Friends Arena | ||
Entry selection[]
Entries for the 36th competition have been selected through two methods:
- Sixteen of the entries were chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by SVT through an open call for songs.
- Sixteen of the entries were selected by SVT via special invitations to artists and songwriters.
SVT opened two submission contests that accepted entries between 9 January 2021 and 21 May 2021 for interested artists and songwriters to submit their proposals for the competition. The Regular contest was open for entries that had at least one songwriter that already had a musical work published, while the Public contest accepted entries from songwriters without previously published musical work. Entries submitted for the competition were required to be new compositions which had never been published and between 2–7 minutes in length. The choice of language was free.
Presenters[]
At a press conference in June2021, Oscar Zia was presented as the main host for all six shows of Fantasifestivalen 36.
Competing entries[]
The thirty-two competing artists were announced on a press conference held in June 2021.
| Artist | Song (English Translation) | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | "24 Hours" | Agnes Carlsson, Kerstin Ljungström, Maria Hazell, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare |
| Andreas Moss | "Real Love" | Jonathan Thulin, Joseph Williams, Sam Tinnesz |
| Aurelia Dey | "Powerbank" | Aurelia Dey |
| Benjamin Ingrosso | "Se men inte röra" (Look but don't touch) | Benjamin Ingrosso, Robert Habolin |
| Bluephox | "Gold" | Ludvig Larsson, Mats Björke, Philippa Magnusson |
| Boy Destroy | "You Don't Want Me When I'm Sober" | Alexander Bergil, Karl Sundström, Leo Skyvell |
| BUNT. feat. HON & SMBDY | "Hurricane" | Caroline Pennell, Levent Gueltekin, Mikaela Mohlin, Nicolas Crispin, Tom Martin |
| Clara Klingenström | "Sommarminnen" (Summer memories) | Clara Klingenström, David Lindgren Zacharias |
| Cornelia Jakobs | "Weight of the World" | Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson, David Per Mårtensson, Fredrik Jonas Daniel Eriksson |
| Ellen Bergelin | "Försöker förlåta" (Trying to forgive) | Christoffer Johansson, Ellen Bergelin, Pontus Söderman |
| ENVYYOU | "New Friends" | Gustaf Lindberg, Johan Lundholm, Oliver Narbe, Viktor Jonsson |
| Filip Dikmen feat. Lilla Al-Fadji | "Gaz" (Gas) | Filip Dikmen, Lilla Al-Fadji, Sebastian Atas |
| Hanna Ferm | "För evigt" (Forever) | Carl-Philip Ström, Hanna Ferm, Niklas Carson Mattsson |
| Jubël | "Weekend Vibe" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Sebastian Atas, Victor Sjöstrom, Viktor Broberg |
| Julia Adams | "Jag ska bli bättre" (I'm going to get better) | Hilda Stenmalm, Julia Adams, Martin Eriksson Sandmark |
| KEV | "Hypnotized" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Jonathan Johansson, Kevin Tullgren, Sebastian Atas, Victor Sjöstrom, Viktor Broberg |
| KLARA | "You Think You Know" | Cecilia Nyqvist, Darius Kaya, Nils Rulewski Stenberg, Pontus Frisk |
| Kleerup & Ana Diaz | "Trouble" | Ana Diaz, Andreas Kleerup |
| Lahos & SVEA | "Bad Thing" | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Jan Paul Olthoff, Johannes Herbst, Leonard Biwer, Svea Kågemark, Yasmeen Semaan |
| LOVA | "Dance For the Hell of It" | Anton Engdahl, Joel Gunnarsson, Lova Sönnerbo |
| Molly Sandén | "Nån annan nu" (Someone else now) | David Larson, Maria Jane Smith, Molly Sandén, Victor Thell |
| Mountain Bird | "Too Blue" | Adam Ohman, Chris Zane |
| Myra Granberg | "Lose My Mind" | Adéle Ofelia Cechal, Carl Wikström Ask, Myra Granberg |
| Noomi | "Ride" | Amanda Börjeson, Christian Nilsson, Mårten Fohlin, Theo Ekblom Carlsson |
| Petra Marklund | "Pengar" (Money) | Katharina Grubmüller, Petra Marklund |
| Pretty Young feat. Ofelia | "Kids Who Ran Away" | Adéle Ofelia Cechal, Albin Clern, Ruth Lindegren, Wille Enblad, William Ek |
| Royal Republic | "Superlove" | Adam Grahn, Hannes Irengård, Jonas Almén, Per Andreasson |
| Sabina Ddumba | "Damn Good Woman" | Axident, Gladius, Lisa Scinta, Sabina Ddumba, Whitney Philipps |
| SJUR, Boye & Sigvardt feat. Peg Parnevik | "Blame It on Me" | Caitlyn Scarlett, Christian Boye, Christian Sigvardt, Sjur Kristian Gimmestad |
| Smash into Pieces | "Forever Alone" | Dino Medanhodzic, Per Bergqvist |
| Victor Crone | "Rains" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Herman Gardarfve, Victor Crone |
| Wiktoria | "Need You to Know" | Johan Gustafsson, Kamilla Bayrak, Matilda Frommegard, Wiktoria Johansson |
Semi-finals[]
As in several previous editions, Fantasifestivalen commenced with four semi-finals, which determined the eight entries that advance directly to the final and the eight entries that qualify to the Second Chance round. The running order for the semi-finals was announced along the semi-final show.
The semi-final results are based solely on viewer votes. Two rounds of voting take place in each semi-final to determine which entries would advance further and which entries would be eliminated. All eight competing entries in each semi-final participate in the first round of voting where the top five advances to the second round, while the bottom three are eliminated. In the second round of voting, the two entries that occupy the first and second places qualify directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries proceed to the Second Chance round. The fifth placed entry is eliminated. All votes from the second round of voting are added to the votes that each entry received from the first round of voting in order to determine the final outcome.
Semi-final 1[]
The first semi-final took place on 4 June 2021 at the Linköping Arena in Linköping, hosted by Oscar Zia.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| 1 | Lahos & SVEA | "Bad Thing" | 484,663 | — | 484,663 | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Mountain Bird | "Too Blue" | 683,430 | 59,826 | 743,256 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Filip Dikmen & Lilla Al-Fadji | "Gaz" | 402,634 | — | 402,634 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Noomi | "Ride" | 506,141 | 49,406 | 555,547 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Jubël | "Weekend Vibe" | 407,261 | — | 407,261 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Molly Sandén | "Nån annan nu" | 994,236 | 92,273 | 1,086,509 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Andreas Moss | "Real Love" | 506,049 | 44,090 | 550,139 | 5 | Out |
| 8 | Cornelia Jakobs | "Weight of the World" | 999,035 | 97,201 | 1,096,236 | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 2[]
The second semi-final took place on 7 June 2021 at the Norrporten Arena in Sundsvall, hosted by Oscar Zia.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| 1 | SJUR, Boye & Sigvardt feat. Peg Parnevik | "Blame It on Me" | 407,261 | — | 407,261 | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Aurelia Dey | "Powerbank" | 352,034 | — | 352,034 | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Hanna Ferm | "För evigt" | 660,904 | 57,178 | 718,082 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Wiktoria | "Need You to Know" | 607,149 | — | 607,149 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | KEV | "Hypnotized" | 964,518 | 93,374 | 1,057,892 | 1 | Final |
| 6 | KLARA | "You Think You Know" | 682,190 | 65,584 | 747,774 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Clara Klingenström | "Sommarminnen" | 650,833 | 57,643 | 708,476 | 5 | Out |
| 8 | ENVYYOU | "New Friends" | 894,812 | 84,249 | 979,061 | 2 | Final |
Semi-final 3[]
The third semi-final took place on 11 June 2021 at the Behrn Arena in Örebro, hosted by Oscar Zia.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| 1 | Myra Granberg | "Lose My Mind" | 678,027 | 63,930 | 741,957 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | Bluephox | "Gold" | 526,450 | — | 526,450 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Royal Republic | "Superlove" | 380,904 | — | 380,904 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Sabina Ddumba | "Damn Good Woman" | 589,631 | — | 589,631 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Se men inte röra" | 832,283 | 78,518 | 910,801 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 6 | Ellen Bergelin | "Försöker förlåta" | 852,953 | 81,632 | 934,585 | 1 | Final |
| 7 | LOVA | "Dance For the Hell of It" | 854,169 | 77,987 | 932,156 | 2 | Final |
| 8 | BUNT. feat. HON & SMBDY | "Hurricane" | 600,006 | 56,068 | 656,074 | 5 | Out |
Semi-final 4[]
The fourth semi-final took place on 14 June 2021 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, hosted by Oscar Zia.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| 1 | Smash into Pieces | "Forever Alone" | 821,218 | 77,159 | 898,377 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Boy Destroy | "You Don't Want Me When I'm Sober" | 506,141 | — | 506,141 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Kleerup & Ana Diaz | "Trouble" | 660,424 | 63,379 | 723,803 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Petra Marklund | "Pengar" | 595,677 | — | 595,677 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Pretty Young & Ofelia | "Kids Who Ran Away" | 253,024 | — | 253,024 | 8 | Out |
| 6 | Victor Crone | "Rains" | 601,629 | 51,991 | 653,620 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Julia Adams | "Jag ska bli bättre" | 765,547 | 67,170 | 832,717 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Agnes | "24 Hours" | 1,016,330 | 98,577 | 1,114,907 | 1 | Final |
Second Chance Round[]
The Second Chance Round took place on 20 June 2021 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, hosted by Oscar Zia.
| Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Se men inte röra" | 1,069,425 | Final |
| 2 | Hanna Ferm | "För evigt" | 938,682 | Out | |
| II | 1 | Mountain Bird | "Too Blue" | 942,938 | Out |
| 2 | Kleerup & Ana Diaz | "Trouble" | 1,064,699 | Final | |
| III | 1 | Myra Granberg | "Lose My Mind" | 890,992 | Out |
| 2 | Julia Adams | "Jag ska bli bättre" | 1,115,768 | Final | |
| IV | 1 | Noomi | "Ride" | 1,050,983 | Final |
| 2 | KLARA | "You Think You Know" | 955,290 | Out |
Final[]
The Final of Fantasifestivalen 36 took place on 27 June 2021 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, hosted by Oscar Zia. Twelve songs competed — two qualifiers from each of the four preceding semi-finals and four qualifiers from the Second Chance round. A mix of televoting/SMS voting and international jury voting selected the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote/App | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | ENVYYOU | "New Friends" | 82 | 920,390 | 8.79% | 76 | 158 | 6 |
| 2 | Kleerup & Ana Diaz | "Trouble" | 76 | 686,758 | 6.56% | 57 | 133 | 7 |
| 3 | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Se men inte röra" | 40 | 560,417 | 5.35% | 47 | 87 | 12 |
| 4 | Cornelia Jakobs | "Weight of the World" | 78 | 961,153 | 9.18% | 80 | 158 | 5 |
| 5 | LOVA | "Dance For the Hell of It" | 64 | 754,112 | 7.20% | 63 | 127 | 9 |
| 6 | Noomi | "Ride" | 58 | 742,376 | 7.09% | 62 | 120 | 10 |
| 7 | Molly Sandén | "Nån annan nu" | 92 | 1,011,537 | 9.66% | 84 | 176 | 3 |
| 8 | KEV | "Hypnotized" | 92 | 1,102,546 | 10.53% | 92 | 184 | 2 |
| 9 | Ellen Bergelin | "Försöker förlåta" | 62 | 799,653 | 7.64% | 66 | 128 | 8 |
| 10 | Agnes | "24 Hours" | 83 | 1,250,988 | 11.95% | 104 | 187 | 1 |
| 11 | Julia Adams | "Jag ska bli bättre" | 62 | 1,221,305 | 11.66% | 101 | 163 | 4 |
| 12 | Smash into Pieces | "Forever Alone" | 81 | 458,928 | 4.38% | 38 | 119 | 11 |
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| 1 | "New Friends" | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 82 | ||||
| 2 | "Trouble" | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 76 | ||
| 3 | "Se men inte röra" | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 40 | |||||||
| 4 | "Weight of the World" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 78 | |||
| 5 | "Dance For the Hell of It" | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 64 | |||
| 6 | "Ride" | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 58 | |||||||
| 7 | "Nån annan nu" | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 92 | ||
| 8 | "Hypnotized" | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 92 | ||
| 9 | "Försöker förlåta" | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 62 | |||
| 10 | "24 Hours" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 83 | |||
| 11 | "Jag ska bli bättre" | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 62 | ||||
| 12 | "Forever Alone" | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 81 | ||
